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and as republican presidential hopefuls slug it out, we take you inside the mitt romney money machine. the -- how low can you go? the limbo, that is greek debt debate, private creditors can't lower the bar any further. they've named their best price for bond restructuring, but euro zone leaders have rejected it. the dance has stalled yet again. european finance ministers continue to talk in brussels with greek a -- they want a solution within days. but officials in athens have set a deadline of february 13th for agreement. that is five weeks before an $18 billion debt repayment is due and it seems that even if the debt dance resume, the various parties will move to different tunes. >>> in many ways it's been the story of the crisis. different people wanting different things at different times. imf chief christine lagarde offered her starkest warning yet on the dangers of that disunity. >> we could easily, easily slide into what we call a 1930s moment. a moment where trust and cooperation break down and countries turn inward. a moment ultimately leading to a downward spiral that could
and as republican presidential hopefuls slug it out, we take you inside the mitt romney money machine. the -- how low can you go? the limbo, that is greek debt debate, private creditors can't lower the bar any further. they've named their best price for bond restructuring, but euro zone leaders have rejected it. the dance has stalled yet again. european finance ministers continue to talk in brussels with greek a -- they want a solution within days. but officials in athens have set a deadline of...
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some money >>> gingrich versus romney or romney versus gingrich. read about the republican presidential race the past 24 hours, most of the buzz is about this new dramatic two-man race between the winners of south carolina and the new hampshire primary. not so fast insists the guy who won the iowa caucus. rick santorum, it's good to see you. you understand the dynamic in the race. speaker gingrich is raising money based on his south carolina win. romney has a deeper financial network than santorum. even earlier today, you told this to reporters before an event at a manufacturing plant. sitting on the sidelines watching two people destroy each other creates an opportunity itself. is that what you're hoping for that maybe speaker gingrich takes out romney and all of a sudden, the party says whoa? >> well, you know, has been the narrative from actually the very beginning of this campaign. the media always tries to make this a two-person race. >> that's you said that, senator. you said sitting on the sidelines watching two people destroy each other cre
some money >>> gingrich versus romney or romney versus gingrich. read about the republican presidential race the past 24 hours, most of the buzz is about this new dramatic two-man race between the winners of south carolina and the new hampshire primary. not so fast insists the guy who won the iowa caucus. rick santorum, it's good to see you. you understand the dynamic in the race. speaker gingrich is raising money based on his south carolina win. romney has a deeper financial network...
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one in five voters has a problem with mitt romney's money. according to a new gallup poll, 20% of those surveyed say romney's net worth of over $200 million makes them less likely to vote for him for president. most americans 75% say romney's money makes no difference. only 4% say his money makes people more likely to vote for him. democrats and independents make upmost of those who say they're less likely to support romney because he's rich. he's really rich. most of the democrats probably wouldn't vote for romney anyway. but when it comes to the independents, we all know how important they are especially in the swing states. voter income plays a role in all this. nearly 30% of those making under $24,000 a year say they're less likely to support romney because he's rich. romney's money has become a campaign strategy for president obama and the democrats. call it class warfare. they've been highlighting romney's wealth, how he made many of those millions working for the venture capital firm, bain capital. and how he has yet to release all of
one in five voters has a problem with mitt romney's money. according to a new gallup poll, 20% of those surveyed say romney's net worth of over $200 million makes them less likely to vote for him for president. most americans 75% say romney's money makes no difference. only 4% say his money makes people more likely to vote for him. democrats and independents make upmost of those who say they're less likely to support romney because he's rich. he's really rich. most of the democrats probably...
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no one has more money to devote to the issue and campaign for it. he can't figure it out. he can't even get romney or obama to listen to him. >> they say nothing. >> they say nothing. they're afraid. >> what are they afraid of? >> a public that wants to have its guns. >> why don't you -- rather than just follow what the public are being told by people with the agenda. isn't being president or wanting to be president about leading? perhaps being a bit unpopular? obama has done it on gay marriage and issues like that. why doesn't he have the balls to do it on something like this? >> he just never has as a national candidate and it's a real defect in him. there's no question about it. and he can also sort of not feel the heat because he knows the other side is never going to lift a finger on the issue. >> well, it's not good enough. frank quickly, who's your current favorite for vp for romney? >> who i want? >> who you think it's most likely to be? soo. >> besides clint eastwood? i don't know, i think it's going to be one of the boring white guy? >> who? >> the most boring is
no one has more money to devote to the issue and campaign for it. he can't figure it out. he can't even get romney or obama to listen to him. >> they say nothing. >> they say nothing. they're afraid. >> what are they afraid of? >> a public that wants to have its guns. >> why don't you -- rather than just follow what the public are being told by people with the agenda. isn't being president or wanting to be president about leading? perhaps being a bit unpopular?...
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that's a lot of money that they made last year, the romneys. certainly puts them in the top echelons of earners in this country. it puts all of the players in politics way out of reach of the average american. >> christine romans breaking it down for us. now we know about the 1040s. what does this mean for 2012. jim acosta in tampa. jim, romney makes tens of millions of dollars without drawing a salary. he has these offshore funds. how do you think this is going to play with voters? >> reporter: well, that's going to be up to voters. obviously in the republican primary process this doesn't hurt him very much. republicans like to see their presidential candidates doing quite well. i would imagine that this doesn't change that very much. even newt gingrich said last night during the debate that he doesn't begrudge how much mitt romney pays in taxes, he wants everybody else to pay roughly what mitt romney pays. that's why he's touting what he calls this romney flat tax. now getting to the timing of all of this. one thing that doesn't work so well
that's a lot of money that they made last year, the romneys. certainly puts them in the top echelons of earners in this country. it puts all of the players in politics way out of reach of the average american. >> christine romans breaking it down for us. now we know about the 1040s. what does this mean for 2012. jim acosta in tampa. jim, romney makes tens of millions of dollars without drawing a salary. he has these offshore funds. how do you think this is going to play with voters?...
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mitt romney had no difficult explaining how he made his money. i'm sure if somebody were to ask him what was the contract with bain in that year. in fairness, i do believe he was gone from bain in 2007. fair enough, ask him what he did and he will tell you. he's been talking about what he did in the firm and different companies and how some succeeded and some didn't. he's been completely forthright. james is absolutely correct. is the an important issue. we need to know what newt did. he's been evading that question continually. changes it. first hired as an historian for goodness sakes. when nobody bought that line, he was moving it a little bit. if i was paid $25,000 a month, i'd be able to tell you why i was being paid. >> david, is this a big deal for you? >> yes, it is, as far as transparency. we've been asking that from the tea party movement. what speaker gingrich should do is what james suggested, write that letter releasing them from the nda. as to the romney issue, the difference is private capital versus public money. this institution
mitt romney had no difficult explaining how he made his money. i'm sure if somebody were to ask him what was the contract with bain in that year. in fairness, i do believe he was gone from bain in 2007. fair enough, ask him what he did and he will tell you. he's been talking about what he did in the firm and different companies and how some succeeded and some didn't. he's been completely forthright. james is absolutely correct. is the an important issue. we need to know what newt did. he's been...
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in the case of romney, i think it's the 0.0006%. in the case of gingrich, he's a much higher tax rate. he's at a 31% rate. the reason is because most of his money is coming from business investments. he had some capital gains and some investments, but not nearly as much as romney did. in the case of obama, in addition to the $400,000 salary that comes with being president, he had a very lucrative book deal. i think it was about $1.5 million. so that's where the difference in the rates come. >> but back to mitt romney and his newly released tax returns, as we all sit and marinate over doing our own taxes for 2011, is there anything we can learn from how mitt romney did it? >> oh, man, that's a tough one. you've got to start by getting really, really rich. >> what if we're not really, really rich, lex? how can we use what he did? >> well, it's -- you know, there's some very simple personal finance strategies. in other words, take advantage of all your tax shelters. i mean he has a lot of money in an ira, for example, that shelters whe
in the case of romney, i think it's the 0.0006%. in the case of gingrich, he's a much higher tax rate. he's at a 31% rate. the reason is because most of his money is coming from business investments. he had some capital gains and some investments, but not nearly as much as romney did. in the case of obama, in addition to the $400,000 salary that comes with being president, he had a very lucrative book deal. i think it was about $1.5 million. so that's where the difference in the rates come....
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we're going to see big money coming there. obama supporters have established their own super pac to support the president's campaign. you definitely have a way here for huge amounts of money to come into the process really at the last minute. >> so some of the candidates might like it, but one former presidential candidate john mccain says he doesn't like it at all. he thinks it's ruined the process in its entirety. do you see these super pacs could ultimately backfire for the candidates even though there may not be that direct involvement between candidate and super pac. they definitely ruined the mccain-feingold campaign finance reforms that mccain was proud of. i think one of the issues to come out of this, the supreme court when they made this ruling concluded as a factual matter that independent expenditures did not present the issue of corruption or even the appearance of corruption. i think by tend of this cycle you'll have the american public who is a little skeptical of that idea because you now know that candidates k
we're going to see big money coming there. obama supporters have established their own super pac to support the president's campaign. you definitely have a way here for huge amounts of money to come into the process really at the last minute. >> so some of the candidates might like it, but one former presidential candidate john mccain says he doesn't like it at all. he thinks it's ruined the process in its entirety. do you see these super pacs could ultimately backfire for the candidates...
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>> mitt romney what? >> do you think mitt romney is the front runner and it is his to lose. he has the money and the organization and the wherewithal to get the job done when the dust settles? >> i think he is pretty much there. he does have the money and the organization. he just doesn't have the enthusiasm that i think we have able to get in our crowds, you know, really excited about what he believes in. i think that's his biggest problem. but i would say yes he is out in front and people are picking away at him. he lost a few but he picked up a little steam today. you have to give him credit for that. >> of the three challenges for the republican presidential nomination whose views are closest to yours? >> i don't think -- i think they are all very close together. i think they all want more government and have the same foreign policy and monetary policy and same spending policy. none are talking about cutting spending. i think they are all in one group. for one of them to be closer to me i can't see that. it just happens that because i've known mitt a while longer he is f
>> mitt romney what? >> do you think mitt romney is the front runner and it is his to lose. he has the money and the organization and the wherewithal to get the job done when the dust settles? >> i think he is pretty much there. he does have the money and the organization. he just doesn't have the enthusiasm that i think we have able to get in our crowds, you know, really excited about what he believes in. i think that's his biggest problem. but i would say yes he is out in...
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. >>> still to come on "early start," rivals want mitt romney to show them the money. he's not revealing tax returns, but he is offering up new information about how much he pays uncle sam. when i look up into my student's faces, i see pride. you know, i have done something worthwhile. when i earned my doctorate through university of phoenix, that pride, that was on my face. i am jocelyn taylor, i am committed to making a difference in peoples lives and i am a phoenix. have i got a surprise for you! yeah, [ bait's beneful healthy fiesta. gotta love the protein for muscles-- whoo-hoo! and omega-rich nutrition for that shiny coat. ever think healthy could taste so good? [ woman announcing ] beneful healthy fiesta. it's got 10 speeds, my friend. ♪ is it fast? it's got a lightning bolt on it, doesn't it? ♪ is it fast? i don't even know if it's street-legal. ♪ is it safe? oh, yeah. it's a volkswagen. [ male announcer ] the security of a jetta. one of nine volkswagen models named a 2012 iihs top safety pick. ♪ got you in a stranglehold, baby ♪ but sometimes i wonde
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that mitt romney has? >> does it fair to voters? no, i think the answer to that is clearly is no. i mean, look, campaigns, you need resources, you need organization and you need a message. we happen to have all three. and the other campaigns are quite deficient in all three. so that's how you win campaigns. i think governor romney is winning ofton strength of the message and what happens is a lot of the resources that we use we use it to get out of a message of what he'd do on the big issues, the economy. how he'd turn that around. what he would do to drive down deficits. what he would do to create jobs. that's what i what he's winning. >> appreciate your time tonight. >> thank you. >>> up next, the latest on the day long standoff in france, where the suspect in seven murders including four at a jewish school on monday is holed up. we have learned a lot about this guy's background. tell you about it just ahead. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is f
that mitt romney has? >> does it fair to voters? no, i think the answer to that is clearly is no. i mean, look, campaigns, you need resources, you need organization and you need a message. we happen to have all three. and the other campaigns are quite deficient in all three. so that's how you win campaigns. i think governor romney is winning ofton strength of the message and what happens is a lot of the resources that we use we use it to get out of a message of what he'd do on the big...
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the smart money in the campaign is look for next week. most people think the window really opens on monday. they think that some te next week we'll bet the governor's pick. you made an important point about that polling. with a 49% negative rating, vice presidential picks don't settle the election. he owns the second half of august. this pick is part of what is a very crucial stretch. >> one thing that came out earlier this week, the list of speakers who will be at the rnc including rick scott, john mccain, mike huckabee, jeb bush, rand paul. it's the names that we don't see on the list that we want to pay attention to. you've been looking a lot into this. who should we be watching closely? >> i think you want to watch people out of midwest. governor romney sees the midwestern states. he has to win ohio. it's almost impossible to see him winning the presidency without winning ohio. look closely at rob portman. he's served in the house and the bush administration and as the budget director. he's high on the short list. governor tim pawlent
the smart money in the campaign is look for next week. most people think the window really opens on monday. they think that some te next week we'll bet the governor's pick. you made an important point about that polling. with a 49% negative rating, vice presidential picks don't settle the election. he owns the second half of august. this pick is part of what is a very crucial stretch. >> one thing that came out earlier this week, the list of speakers who will be at the rnc including rick...
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money problem right now. the story of his car elevator. that's right. there are elevators for cars. mitt romney wants one. stand by. [ man ] ring ring... progresso this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. like a ramen noodle-...
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difference that governor romney has? >> well, you know, i think all those type of issues are fair. again, does it matter to voters? no. i think the answer to that clearly is no. i mean look, on campaigns, you need resources. you need organization. and you need a message. we happen to have all three. and the other campaigns are quite deficient in all three. so that's how you win campaigns. i think governor romney is winning on the strength of his message. and what happens is a lot of the resources that we use, we u it to get out a message about what he would do on the big issues, the economy, how he would turn that around, what he would do to drive down deficits and create jobs. that's why he's winning. >> kevin and alice, appreciate your time. >> thank you. >>> up next, the latest on the day-long standoff in toulouse, france, where the suspect and seven murders, seven murders including four in a jewish school monday is holed up. we learned a lot about his background. we'll tell you about it ahead. ♪ when your chain of
difference that governor romney has? >> well, you know, i think all those type of issues are fair. again, does it matter to voters? no. i think the answer to that clearly is no. i mean look, on campaigns, you need resources. you need organization. and you need a message. we happen to have all three. and the other campaigns are quite deficient in all three. so that's how you win campaigns. i think governor romney is winning on the strength of his message. and what happens is a lot of the...
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ability to raise money, but may, it was in romney's column. >> it sure was. nice sound effects there. nice graphics. nice touch. look at the may numbers. this is fascinating, in may the president was outraised by mitt romney over $16 million. that is a lot of money. $76.8 million raised by romney and the rnc and the president and dnc raising $60 million. and i think that may be one of the reasons you see the president stepping it up it seems. he has six fundraisers in baltimore and philadelphia. $3.6 million expected to be raised. romney fund raising last night and fund raising as well today. four years ago, president obama then senator obama broke all records raising $750 million, more than three times the amount john mccain raised. campaign cash is crucial. this time we expect the super pacs to outraise and spend the democrats. money is so crucial and it buys ad time and get out the vote efforts. >> let's talk about the special election in arizona to replace gabrielle giffords. >> you remember gabrielle giffords in january stepped down after a year earlier
ability to raise money, but may, it was in romney's column. >> it sure was. nice sound effects there. nice graphics. nice touch. look at the may numbers. this is fascinating, in may the president was outraised by mitt romney over $16 million. that is a lot of money. $76.8 million raised by romney and the rnc and the president and dnc raising $60 million. and i think that may be one of the reasons you see the president stepping it up it seems. he has six fundraisers in baltimore and...
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their money from a base salary like you and i do. it comes from their investments. for example, capital gains and dividends are taxed at a much lower rate. it's usually about 15%. so if you've got capital gains on investments, you're paying a lot less than, for instance, you and i might pay in terms of our salary. also, they pay less in social security payroll taxes. we only pay on the first $100,000 on wages. so for most americans, a portion earned goes to pay for payroll taxes. that's not true for people making over $100,000. taxes on cal tal gains and dividends are set to rise unless congress extends that and that will defend on who is actually the president and we won't know that until november. so it's the way you calculate all of this. >> sure. it's why everybody is paying so much attention to the campaign now to see if any of this changes. >> indeed. >>> we have breaking news here i want to bring to you. this is over the controversial keystone pipeline project. dan lothian is at the white house to expect what we're going to he
their money from a base salary like you and i do. it comes from their investments. for example, capital gains and dividends are taxed at a much lower rate. it's usually about 15%. so if you've got capital gains on investments, you're paying a lot less than, for instance, you and i might pay in terms of our salary. also, they pay less in social security payroll taxes. we only pay on the first $100,000 on wages. so for most americans, a portion earned goes to pay for payroll taxes. that's not...
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iowa to run against mitt romney. his money didn't come in until north carolina and now south carolina. yes, i do believe when you have this much money, when it is anonymous, you don't know who is behind it, they are putting the kind of money in, it is damaging because you are moving the people out of this process, but we've known for a long time, money has always ruled politics. >> and then the candidate, crystal, with the most money is going to get the most negative ads on, and therefore influences the most people. is that fair? >> you know what, nothing is fair in politics. all of this hoopla over all these super pac ads, mitt romney had it right. you know what, it's a part of the political game. so if candidates had the ability to raise unlimited amounts of money, we wouldn't have to worry about this. candidates would be held accountable for their own messaging. i think, look, super pac ads like all political ads, if they're negative, they're going to have a negative effect on the opponents. so candidates like gin
iowa to run against mitt romney. his money didn't come in until north carolina and now south carolina. yes, i do believe when you have this much money, when it is anonymous, you don't know who is behind it, they are putting the kind of money in, it is damaging because you are moving the people out of this process, but we've known for a long time, money has always ruled politics. >> and then the candidate, crystal, with the most money is going to get the most negative ads on, and therefore...
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i don't think santorum has any ability to go one-on-one with mitt romney, his money and his organization, and win. so i think it actually benefits rick for newt to stay in the race and deny mitt romney the number of delegates that he'll need. if we get to the second ballot, rick santorum would get a chance to win the nomination by winning the second ballot. >> here's what tony perkins said. he said, listen, step out and be the kingmaker. he said, gingrich has never been in a more influential position in deciding the outcome of a nomination. he could be a kingmaker if he stepped out of the race and threw his support to another candidate. are you just not buying that? >> no. i mean, why should the people of mississippi be denied a choice to vote among the candidating iraning in the race? and why should the other states left to, go we're only halfway there. as i said, all the candidates have a money challenge now. all the candidates have a delegate deficit challenge now as i outlined. so, you know, what's wrong with letting the voters decide? >> that's a very good question. many of our segm
i don't think santorum has any ability to go one-on-one with mitt romney, his money and his organization, and win. so i think it actually benefits rick for newt to stay in the race and deny mitt romney the number of delegates that he'll need. if we get to the second ballot, rick santorum would get a chance to win the nomination by winning the second ballot. >> here's what tony perkins said. he said, listen, step out and be the kingmaker. he said, gingrich has never been in a more...
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you really need to fear the plan that romney and ryan proposed which would essentially voucherize the system and give seniors money to pay for medicare but that he says many, many seniors would come up short. and so we're going to see these charges go back and forth. no side wants to leave these charges unanswered. but it's the president who said romney and ryan's plan will change medicare as we know it and seniors would no longer be able to count on their health care whereas what he has done strengthens the program. so just a little sampling of what we heard today, alison athena jones from the white house, thanks. >>> republican mitt romney is on the road today but is not making any public appearances. he is holding meetings and fundraisers at several sites in massachusetts. here he is a little earlier in boston. meantime his running mate paul ryan addressed the medicare issue head on holding an event in a florida community which is home to many retirees. and he brought along a special guest. here is cnn political editor paul steinhauser. >> hey, fred. we not only had paul ryan today
you really need to fear the plan that romney and ryan proposed which would essentially voucherize the system and give seniors money to pay for medicare but that he says many, many seniors would come up short. and so we're going to see these charges go back and forth. no side wants to leave these charges unanswered. but it's the president who said romney and ryan's plan will change medicare as we know it and seniors would no longer be able to count on their health care whereas what he has done...
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let's talk a little bit about the money that is involved here. so far, this is the figures that we are talking about. the romney campaign says it has raised $4.2 million since the decision and the obama camp saying it has even earned and raised more. is that where we are headed with this newly reinvigorated campaign? >> yes, by pushing health care into the spotlight, the effect is to energize the base of both sides. reasons overwhelmingly and intensely repulseded by this law. and democrats, richard nixon, and bill clinton and jfk, and obama is the first democratic president to get it through. and it is the most dramatic achievement since medicare and so it is going to be a huge accomplishment. >> yes, and we heard ven webber who made the case that this is a tax increase, and what does the administration and the president need to do to counter message? >> well, the administration has never done a really good job of explaining what the individual mandate entails. for most people who are uninsur uninsured, they are in all likelihood never pay this t
let's talk a little bit about the money that is involved here. so far, this is the figures that we are talking about. the romney campaign says it has raised $4.2 million since the decision and the obama camp saying it has even earned and raised more. is that where we are headed with this newly reinvigorated campaign? >> yes, by pushing health care into the spotlight, the effect is to energize the base of both sides. reasons overwhelmingly and intensely repulseded by this law. and...
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fee to a travel agent, the chances are that the discount ghats for you are going to compensate any money you pay them. >> reporter: think of this option the next time you're on the go. >>> up next, more on a private meeting between mitt romney and newt gingrich and what it could mean for the race to the white house. >>> plus, we take you to haiti where a war vet is using his skills to help a nation rebuild. >>> so i went on facebook and said i'm going to haiti, who's in. 72 hours after that, we were on our way to port-au-prince. >>> welcome back to "cnn saturday morning." the republican presidential candidates go head to head on tuesday in primaries in the district of columbia, maryland, and wisconsin. today the focus is wisconsin where mitt romney, newt gingrich, and rick santorum are all at the faith and freedom coalition. let's go to shannon travis. he's in walk a shaw, wisconsin. how important is it that santorum wins there. >> reporter: well, randi, if you ask the former pennsylvania senator, he says, you know what? i'm going to go ahead no matter what happens here on tuesday in wis
fee to a travel agent, the chances are that the discount ghats for you are going to compensate any money you pay them. >> reporter: think of this option the next time you're on the go. >>> up next, more on a private meeting between mitt romney and newt gingrich and what it could mean for the race to the white house. >>> plus, we take you to haiti where a war vet is using his skills to help a nation rebuild. >>> so i went on facebook and said i'm going to haiti,...
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. >>> coming up, we switch to presidential candidate mitt romney. he reached into his pocket, and he hands out money on the campaign trail. find out how much he gave and why he did it. also ahead, would you want your child put in a so-called scream room at school just to calm him down? well, a lot of parents say not a chance. >> it's not your problem. >> so nobody else could hear it. >> i don't care. >> well, tempers flared at an emotional pta meeting. we're exploring the controversy and we're asking you for your feedback. uce and still reach your weight loss uce goals? you can with green giant frozen vegetables. over twenty delicious varieties have sixty calories or less per serving and are now weight watchers-endorsed. try green giant frozen vegetables with sauce. >>> well, to politics now and an interesting moment on the campaign trail in south carolina. while sake shaking hands after a rally in sumpter, mitt romney actually took out his wallet and gave a woman about $50. he had met her earlier in the week. she told him she had no job and was hav
. >>> coming up, we switch to presidential candidate mitt romney. he reached into his pocket, and he hands out money on the campaign trail. find out how much he gave and why he did it. also ahead, would you want your child put in a so-called scream room at school just to calm him down? well, a lot of parents say not a chance. >> it's not your problem. >> so nobody else could hear it. >> i don't care. >> well, tempers flared at an emotional pta meeting. we're...
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. >>> this presidential election it's about big ideas when it comes to the economy, your money, and your job. president obama and mitt romney both trying to convince voters they are more in touch with the struggling middle class. but jesse ventura doesn't buy it. in fact, he calls america's two-party system of government just a bunch of, quote, thugs in brooks brothers suits. that's offensive to brooks brothers suits. [ laughter ] to associate them with washington. that's a joke. he is the author of a new book. no more gangs in government. morning. >> good morning, christine. how are you today? >> it is a little over a year ago we were here with your littlast book. you are one prolific complainer about our two-party system. >> well, they have ruined our country. they have been in charge of this country for over 100 years, and look at the shape we're in. we have a national debt that's out of control. they send us to wars that we shouldn't be fighting in. meaningless wars. and think of this for a moment. i'm 60 years old now. and for over 30 years, over half of my life, i'm post world war
. >>> this presidential election it's about big ideas when it comes to the economy, your money, and your job. president obama and mitt romney both trying to convince voters they are more in touch with the struggling middle class. but jesse ventura doesn't buy it. in fact, he calls america's two-party system of government just a bunch of, quote, thugs in brooks brothers suits. that's offensive to brooks brothers suits. [ laughter ] to associate them with washington. that's a joke. he is...
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perry to romney said, show us your money. take a listen. >> mitt, we need for you to release your income tax so the people of this country can see how you made your money. >> my record is out there. proud of it. i think that if people want to have someone who understands how the economy works, having worked in the real economy, that i'm the guy that can best post up against barack obama. >> let's get right to ron brownstein. 's a political analyst. he's editorial director of the national panel. he's in washington, d.c. we're with you, but remotely. big take away, do you think, from last night? i also want to at some point mention the audience which was way over the top, i thought. what would you say was the main thing to take away from this debate? >> it was the dog that didn't bark. the opponents that were running out of time. if he wins he might effectively win this race and they failed to make a systematic, coherent race. we saw newt gingrich on "face the nation" on sunday day. he sharpened the ideological case that mitt r
perry to romney said, show us your money. take a listen. >> mitt, we need for you to release your income tax so the people of this country can see how you made your money. >> my record is out there. proud of it. i think that if people want to have someone who understands how the economy works, having worked in the real economy, that i'm the guy that can best post up against barack obama. >> let's get right to ron brownstein. 's a political analyst. he's editorial director of...
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we don't know where his money is. >> okay. my conspiracy theer lists across the table. there is an issue that has come up not only from the white house against mitt romney but also his own kpent tors in a bunch of the debates, it seems like he can't get a grip on the argument against it. >> he should take ownership. if you like the system, if you support lower tax rates for investment income, say it. say it loud, say it proud. be proud. >> only rich people support those tax rates. >> well, that's not completely true. >> right. >> but also if you support it, own it. that's my point. >> is the issue then, the reason he's not doing that is that ultimately, as christine is saying, no one knows? is it that there's a big iceberg. one of the reasons, if you look at how he responds, all these awkward moments are always around money. we have compiled a little real of this. can we play that? >> i know what it's like to worry whether you're going to get fired. there were a couple of times i wondered whether i was going to get a pink slip. >> rick, i'll tell you what, 10,000 bucks?
we don't know where his money is. >> okay. my conspiracy theer lists across the table. there is an issue that has come up not only from the white house against mitt romney but also his own kpent tors in a bunch of the debates, it seems like he can't get a grip on the argument against it. >> he should take ownership. if you like the system, if you support lower tax rates for investment income, say it. say it loud, say it proud. be proud. >> only rich people support those tax...
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because mitt romney has no money to spend. he spent all his primary money during the primary. and though he's sitting in a heap of money and the tables are about to turn, he can't start spending his general money until the day he gets nominated. and so for the last few months and weeks the obama campaign has been taking advantage of that to define mitt romney early. the big question is going to be, is it sustainable? and also, why aren't the numbers better? we have seen so many ads that are very harsh attacks trying to paint him as the unlikable rich guy who's out of touch, who kills women of cancer. you know, so it's just -- that's the question. are they going to be able to sustain it? >> let's not forget though there are a lot of pro-romney super pacs that are spending millions, tens of millions of dollars trying to help them in those swing states and elsewhere. look at these numbers, donna, we're also digging deeper, these numbers not necessarily so good for the president. which of these two candidates' policies will help your financial situation in colorado, obama gets 22%
because mitt romney has no money to spend. he spent all his primary money during the primary. and though he's sitting in a heap of money and the tables are about to turn, he can't start spending his general money until the day he gets nominated. and so for the last few months and weeks the obama campaign has been taking advantage of that to define mitt romney early. the big question is going to be, is it sustainable? and also, why aren't the numbers better? we have seen so many ads that are...
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it comes to money. otherwise he's very disciplined. i think part of it is because he really does believe that his wealth -- the one genuine thing about him is his sense of entitlement and his sense of pride in his own wealth. >> i think that's -- i think that's actually unduly, unfair. i don't think get the sense that he feels entitled. >> the word entitlement you chose so precisely. >> when he says that he's constantly saying, well, if anybody -- i've been very successful. i've been very successful. >> he has. >> he has, but he's not humble. he sees that as giving him a special political -- he certainly lucked into starting point, son of a governor and gets the legacy admission harvard. >> he's worked hard. i'm not disputing that. i also think that he believes that his wealth gives him special political insight and he does an amount of contempt for people who are not rich. >> i have to say i would disagree with you. i don't see in his comments contempt -- hold on. i don't see in his comments contempt.
it comes to money. otherwise he's very disciplined. i think part of it is because he really does believe that his wealth -- the one genuine thing about him is his sense of entitlement and his sense of pride in his own wealth. >> i think that's -- i think that's actually unduly, unfair. i don't think get the sense that he feels entitled. >> the word entitlement you chose so precisely. >> when he says that he's constantly saying, well, if anybody -- i've been very successful....
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anyone that's followed the money knows that the rogue group american crossroads, the romney group all the have multimillions of dollars, and we would like to see these things pacs. >> democrats are also going to the polls because so much attention has been focused on the republicans. in new hampshire, president obama got 82% of the vote. that was considered a low turnout, though. could this potentially be a problem or do you think democrats right now not motivated and don't need to be motivated? >> not at all. we have used iowa or new hampshire in 1996, bill clinton was running unopposed and campaigned in new hampshire and we're looking to get voters to be part of this for the long hall. we're very excited and we think the enthusiasm is going to be, there showing up in the small dollar donations, in the number of volunteers that we've signed up in 50 states. our folks are ready and raring to go. >> one final question, washington times story just out says congress had the least productive year ever does it suggest president obama has polarized and if not is that the kind of attack that
anyone that's followed the money knows that the rogue group american crossroads, the romney group all the have multimillions of dollars, and we would like to see these things pacs. >> democrats are also going to the polls because so much attention has been focused on the republicans. in new hampshire, president obama got 82% of the vote. that was considered a low turnout, though. could this potentially be a problem or do you think democrats right now not motivated and don't need to be...
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romney's supporters, and -- basically, they have all the same argument. they all say the same thing. they say that the economy is bad and it is obama's fault. every ad is the same argument. now, let me tell you something. that may be a strategy to try to win an election, buthey can't hide the fact that they don't have a plan to grow the economy. they don't have a plan to create more jobs. they don't have a plan to revive the middle-class. i've got that plan. that's why i'm running. so, you know, when you talk the your friends and your neighbors, some of them may think that, you know, we will be better off if we cut the taxes for the wealthy, and get rid of every regulation, and settle the sights lower and stop providing the kind of assistance that we need for kids to go the college. we don't,, and you know, you have to tell them, look, if you think that going the look better, that is how democracy works, you should vote for those other folks. and feel free to try to send them to washington, but i believe and you believe that we have come too far to turn b
romney's supporters, and -- basically, they have all the same argument. they all say the same thing. they say that the economy is bad and it is obama's fault. every ad is the same argument. now, let me tell you something. that may be a strategy to try to win an election, buthey can't hide the fact that they don't have a plan to grow the economy. they don't have a plan to create more jobs. they don't have a plan to revive the middle-class. i've got that plan. that's why i'm running. so, you...
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administration had done, and this is obviously something they were criticized for investing so much money in the private sector, and the president drawing a contrast between what he did and what mitt romney would have done. take a listen. >> when the american auto industry was on the brink of collapse, and more than 1 million jobs were on the line, governor romney said, we should just let detroit go bankrupt. i refused to turn my back on communities like this one. i was betting on the american worker, and i was betting on american industry, and three years later the american auto industry has come roaring back. >> reporter: and the president went after romney for working with a private equity firm as the president pointed out was a pioneer of the outsourcing and the president telling the crowd he is working to insource the jobs and the companies that have sent the jobs overseas to provide tax breaks for the companies to bring them back home, suzanne. >> and dan, we have noted a couple of things from the president who is out there sweating and speaking with the folks and speaking in a casu
administration had done, and this is obviously something they were criticized for investing so much money in the private sector, and the president drawing a contrast between what he did and what mitt romney would have done. take a listen. >> when the american auto industry was on the brink of collapse, and more than 1 million jobs were on the line, governor romney said, we should just let detroit go bankrupt. i refused to turn my back on communities like this one. i was betting on the...
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he believes in his heart that mitt romney is not conservative enough. he believes that he is conservative enough. if he continues to lose one and another and another and another, it's going to be very hard for him to say, yes, i can beat mitt romney because at this point he can't beat mitt romney. >> i think americans overall, whether they're democrats, republicans, they want a positive leader, and i got the sense from newt gingrich listening to that speech that he was very negative. i said i'm not ouflt race. it is romney's fantasy that i will be out of the race. he said that nevada, the only reason why he won was because of the mormon vote there. >> yes. >> he is kind of negative, and i think that americans really want to rally around someone who is going to lead them in a good direction. >> yes. and the people in the electorate who most want a positive leader are women. women voters. gingrich has a massive deficit among women voters. i think this is his biggest problem right now. 36 point loss last night to mitt romney. you're not going to win this r
he believes in his heart that mitt romney is not conservative enough. he believes that he is conservative enough. if he continues to lose one and another and another and another, it's going to be very hard for him to say, yes, i can beat mitt romney because at this point he can't beat mitt romney. >> i think americans overall, whether they're democrats, republicans, they want a positive leader, and i got the sense from newt gingrich listening to that speech that he was very negative. i...
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watch the money. john king for us in ohio. thank you. as we mentioned, president obama, governor romney both in new york for the white tie dinner tonht held every fo years just before the election. here's senator john mccain being introduced as was barack obama. this ishe al smith charity dinner back in 2008. it's kind of a funny time jokes but that's how they do it. want to take you back to 2008. >> i think it's a tribute to american democracy that with two weeks left and a hard-fought election, they could come together and sit down at the same dinner table without preconditions. >> i come here tonight to the al smith dinner knowing that i'm the underdog in the final weeks but if you know where to look, there are signs of hope. there's signs of hope, even in the most unexpected places, even in this room full of proud manhattan democrats. i can't -- i can't shake that feeling that some people here are pulling for me. [ applause ] i know i didn't -- good to see you here tonight, hillary. [ laughter ] >> recently one of john's top advisers
watch the money. john king for us in ohio. thank you. as we mentioned, president obama, governor romney both in new york for the white tie dinner tonht held every fo years just before the election. here's senator john mccain being introduced as was barack obama. this ishe al smith charity dinner back in 2008. it's kind of a funny time jokes but that's how they do it. want to take you back to 2008. >> i think it's a tribute to american democracy that with two weeks left and a hard-fought...
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from an optics perspective this is not good for mitt romney. his opponents have pounced all over it and are playing it up. also mitt romney -- many americans can't afford a car, and he has a car garage. the other thing, i think, from my perspective honestly, i'm not going to bash mitt romney for being rich. he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and he's privileged. i don't think he should run from it and pretend he's not. he is. what i think the real issue here is the fact that mitt romney acts like everyone else was born with a silver spoon in their mouth. he wants to take away social safety nets here for most of us scraping and scrapping to survive. he wants to do away with the programs. he supports the ryan budget, which eliminating funding for student loans. things we really need. most were not born with a silver spoon in our mouth like mitt romney. >> mitt romney will say he wasn't born with it, he earned that. his capital is based on his earnings. >> his father was wealthy, though. >> anna, about the timing. how does mitt romney ki
from an optics perspective this is not good for mitt romney. his opponents have pounced all over it and are playing it up. also mitt romney -- many americans can't afford a car, and he has a car garage. the other thing, i think, from my perspective honestly, i'm not going to bash mitt romney for being rich. he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and he's privileged. i don't think he should run from it and pretend he's not. he is. what i think the real issue here is the fact that mitt...
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you would think he could find tax lawyers like romney's to help him with this. is there a situation where politicians will strategically pay more money in taxes? do you find that ever happens or that's the advice they're given by accountants if they're running for election? >> no. and i've interviewed a lot of lawyers and accountants about this and have not heard anybody recommend that. in mr. gingrich's case, remember he released one year tax return. george romney in the 1960s released 12 because he said one year could be a fluke. just as i think romney should release his returns back to 1984, i think mr. gingrich, since he left speaker, should release his returns too. he also took advantage of a special deal that's questionable, the same thing john edwards did. he took a lot of his income as dividends so he didn't have to pay the medicare tax. if you're the sole owner of a business, that's a dubious tactic. >> and then i want to talk about the buffett rule because this is what president obama proposed last night. americans who pay more than $1 million a year s
you would think he could find tax lawyers like romney's to help him with this. is there a situation where politicians will strategically pay more money in taxes? do you find that ever happens or that's the advice they're given by accountants if they're running for election? >> no. and i've interviewed a lot of lawyers and accountants about this and have not heard anybody recommend that. in mr. gingrich's case, remember he released one year tax return. george romney in the 1960s released...
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and i saved you money on brakes. that's personal pricing. >>> vice president joe biden saying mitt romney has no more qualifications to run this country than does a plumber. find out what joe the plumber has to say about joe the vice president. >>> and the terrifying situation, a woman in the middle of an emergency situation with her husband calls 911 only to hear the operator snoring. we'll show you what happened next coming up. >>> if you're just waking up and getting ready for work. guess what? the bacteria in the break room at the office, yeah, there's a problem. we've got a new study that shows you that your break room and your desk are a little bit funkier than the bathroom at work. >> oh! >> i kid you not. sorry about that breakfast announcement. >> did you bring the hand sanitizer? >> i know, right? >>> and it's almost 32 minutes past the hour. >>> let's get you started on the top stories today. while the white house and mitt romney battle over bain the race for the white house actually couldn't get tighter b
and i saved you money on brakes. that's personal pricing. >>> vice president joe biden saying mitt romney has no more qualifications to run this country than does a plumber. find out what joe the plumber has to say about joe the vice president. >>> and the terrifying situation, a woman in the middle of an emergency situation with her husband calls 911 only to hear the operator snoring. we'll show you what happened next coming up. >>> if you're just waking up and...
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an incumbent president in a very iffy economy and the republican party will be a parody in terms of money so it's not as much as they would need a hail mary as the mccain people did. >> you wrote a good candidate upon. according to steve schmitt and i'll put it up on the screen. mitt romney will run a very tight, very focused search process which will result in someone indisputably prepared to be president of the united states. go ahead and explain. >> it was his clear implication there, and i spoke with him again and he also made the point that the romney campaign's a different campaign from the mccain campaign. the mccain campaign was a bit chaotic, it was a bit dysfunctional. it was looking for a secret weapon in sarah palin and then after sarah palin, there is a new threshold question, and i think mitt romney himself said it in joe john's piece which is the american public will not accept a vice presidential nominee whom they do not to be qualified to be president of the united states and that may be the result of what occurred in 2008. that really might be. >> gloria, thanks very, ve
an incumbent president in a very iffy economy and the republican party will be a parody in terms of money so it's not as much as they would need a hail mary as the mccain people did. >> you wrote a good candidate upon. according to steve schmitt and i'll put it up on the screen. mitt romney will run a very tight, very focused search process which will result in someone indisputably prepared to be president of the united states. go ahead and explain. >> it was his clear implication...
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romney, the businessman, of sending american jobs overseas, republicans return fire. they say that the president did the same thing, using your taxpayer money in the stimulus projects that helped green projects overseas. >> that electric car company in finland where we sent half a billion dollars over there. never came back here. they never opened the plant in delaware. this is not the first day we have talked about this. i talked about this six months ago, and so has mitt romney. and we have talked about battery companies in south korea, l.e.d.s in china, windmills in denmark. >> dan lothian is at the white house following all of this. so now it's outsourcing. >> reporter: that's right. and, you know, it's the republicans really countering this attack that has been coming from the obama campaign that mitt romney invested in companies that benefited from sending jobs oversees to places like india and china, that mitt romney could have stopped outsourcing when he was the governor of massachusetts but didn't. and responding to these latest attacks now from the romney ca
romney, the businessman, of sending american jobs overseas, republicans return fire. they say that the president did the same thing, using your taxpayer money in the stimulus projects that helped green projects overseas. >> that electric car company in finland where we sent half a billion dollars over there. never came back here. they never opened the plant in delaware. this is not the first day we have talked about this. i talked about this six months ago, and so has mitt romney. and we...
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but then again, he's got the money so why dump out? he's not passing up the opportunity that he takes serious shots at mitt romney. >> the romney camp has been trying to sell since last june that i should get out of the race and that the romney is inevitable inevitable. the fact is romney is probably the weakest since leonard wood in 1920 and wood lost on the tenth ballot. >> pretty strong words. here to talk about that from chicago, conservative columnist lenny mcallister, from washington world health political reporter david drucker and here in new york, democratic strategist john palenco. the weakest republican front runner? strong stuff from a guy who is probably on the brink at this point if he doesn't do real well in mississippi and alabama. lenny mcallister, does he have to do real well or does he have to win them? >> no, newt gingrich has to win them. he has to be able to show some type of home turf. if it's south carolina, which january seems like it's forever ago in georgia which is his home state when he was a congressman, h
but then again, he's got the money so why dump out? he's not passing up the opportunity that he takes serious shots at mitt romney. >> the romney camp has been trying to sell since last june that i should get out of the race and that the romney is inevitable inevitable. the fact is romney is probably the weakest since leonard wood in 1920 and wood lost on the tenth ballot. >> pretty strong words. here to talk about that from chicago, conservative columnist lenny mcallister, from...
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money laundering for a stock sale in 2008. the feds claim decinces bought $160,000 of stock in a medical device company and sold it for $1.3 billion after a friend alerted him to a takeover bid. >>> let's talk -- real sports now. they say you can't lose your job to injury. tell that to alex smith. the 49ers' quarterback was on a role this season, completing 70% of his passes and leading the team to the top of the power rankings and then he suffered a concussion in the november 11th game against st. louis. colin kaepernick, the second-year backup won his first two starts and even though smith has been cleared to play, the coach, jim harbaugh, is starting his second stringer on sunday. >> i don't know if it's a hot hand or whatever you want to call it. but i'm just happy i getting to back out there. >> so, there's a reason players don't want to come off the field when they know they might not get back in again. michael vick, also concussed in a november 11th game, will likely be on the bench when the philadelphia eagles play sun
money laundering for a stock sale in 2008. the feds claim decinces bought $160,000 of stock in a medical device company and sold it for $1.3 billion after a friend alerted him to a takeover bid. >>> let's talk -- real sports now. they say you can't lose your job to injury. tell that to alex smith. the 49ers' quarterback was on a role this season, completing 70% of his passes and leading the team to the top of the power rankings and then he suffered a concussion in the november 11th...
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who's got the money? who's got my money? and what about a little health care? >> two words, obama care and romney care. >> are you better off than you were three and a half years ago? is the world safer? do you think we're going in the right direction? >> a lot of that, charlie, depends on the questions. >> let's get straight to our cnn contributor margaret hoover and the rest of our unsolicited advice panel. margaret. >> thanks a lot, wolf. here we are, we've got a debate tonight. we have six 15-minute segments on the economy. carly, we were talking before in the green room. you think your question would be about taxes. what would you ask the governor or the president? >> well, first of all governor romney has been attacked with these ridiculous and clearly untrue ads from the obama campaign that he's going to raise taxes on the middle class. that's clearly false. i think governor romney needs to lay out what his tax plan truly is and why it's going to help everyone in america from job creators to middle class families. i think he needs to be very clear and ex
who's got the money? who's got my money? and what about a little health care? >> two words, obama care and romney care. >> are you better off than you were three and a half years ago? is the world safer? do you think we're going in the right direction? >> a lot of that, charlie, depends on the questions. >> let's get straight to our cnn contributor margaret hoover and the rest of our unsolicited advice panel. margaret. >> thanks a lot, wolf. here we are, we've got...
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all the money he put in the campaign and whether the romney campaign is doing the right thing by working with him. listen to this, a careful presidential campaign would put distance between itself and a businessman like mr. adelson, instead this one is cultivating him. mr. romney recently met with him in israel. mr. ryan this week paid homage to him and other donors at a private casino on the 36th floor of his hotel by allowing him to have such an outsized role in the race the candidates themselves are placing a very risky bet. that's a "new york times" editorial. do you think there's a danger for paul ryan and mitt romney to get too close to sheldon adelson right now? >> well, i'm not sure how much voters are aware of adelson himself as an individual figure. but i do think in general people are realizing how much millionaires and billionaires are pouring into this campaign through super pacs through kind of dark money. and i do think -- and more of that money is coming on the republican side. i think there could be some danger if ryan -- if romney and ryan are perceived as being working
all the money he put in the campaign and whether the romney campaign is doing the right thing by working with him. listen to this, a careful presidential campaign would put distance between itself and a businessman like mr. adelson, instead this one is cultivating him. mr. romney recently met with him in israel. mr. ryan this week paid homage to him and other donors at a private casino on the 36th floor of his hotel by allowing him to have such an outsized role in the race the candidates...